Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now ! At today’s weekly rendezvous at Old Trafford with the interestingly-odoured representatives of the media, José Mourinho was eager to discuss “the ones that wake up in the morning and the first thing into their mind is José Mourinho and Manchest...

Watford will look to extend their best-ever start to a Premier League campaign against an out-of-sorts Manchester United. Consistency has been key to this season’s surprise package, with Javi Gracia selecting the same lineup in every match so far. Conversely, José Mourinho has said he doesn’t kno...

• Manchester United manager unhappy at claims over Rashford • Accuses pundits of being ‘obsessed’ with him and telling ‘lies’ José Mourinho has defended his use of Marcus Rashford, with Manchester United’s manager reading from a prepared sheet of statistics regarding the forward’s appearances sin...

Spurs’ rough month could be extended by Liverpool, another perfect record is on the line at Watford and fears for West Ham September hasn’t exactly been great for Tottenham thus far. Defeat at Watford was followed by landing in Barcelona’s Champions League group, Daniel Levy confirming more costl...

• Midfielder says former teammate ‘has a big personality’ • ‘He liked to show off a little bit but he’s a very nice guy’ The Watford midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré has labelled Paul Pogba a “show-off” as he prepares to come up against his former international teammate against Manchester United. “I...

Today’s rumours have a selective memory In shock news, José Mourinho wants to get rid of Anthony Martial . Apparently Manchester United’s manager has run out of patience with the French winger and is willing to pack him off to Arsenal or Tottenham Hotspur as soon as the transfer window opens. It...

Marcus Rashford made a case to retain his starting spot ahead of Raheem Sterling as he led a rusty England past Switzerland There were times when, at best, this felt like a persuasive argument for all things Nations League. Uefa’s brainchild at least provides a competitive edge at a time of year...

For a long time, it was a reminder of what it used to be like with England, back in the days when the football seldom strayed above six out of 10, when the crowd had to make their own entertainment and the idea that this team could possibly come within one game of a World Cup final felt implausib...

In space, nobody can hear today’s tell-all scream With no standout speculation with which to lead today’s charge, the Rumour Mill finds itself at something of a loss to know which particular morsel of tell-all is worthy of top billing. Unsubstantiated news of interest from Manchester City and Man...

• Denmark 2-0 Wales • Christian Eriksen scores twice to give Danes comfortable win Ryan Giggs was brought crashing back down to Earth after his flying start to life as Wales manager by the brilliance of Christian Eriksen. Denmark may have only had 72 hours together following their bitter fallout...

• Manchester United had shown interest following World Cup • Fellow Foxes Ben Chilwell and Demarai Gray in England squad The England defender Harry Maguire has committed his long-term future to Leicester City by signing a new five-year contract on improved terms in the wake of last summer’s inter...

Manchester United striker’s slick opener and a frantic finale cannot mask the deep-rooted problems England still face when playing against top-grade opponents Gareth Southgate must have feared the homecoming might turn out this way, with a slap in the face to shrug the nation out of all the giddi...

Highest marks among the Three Lions were earned by Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard – but their player ratings fell short of Spain’s Saúl and Dani Carvajal Jordan Pickford Questionable as to if he could have done anything for either Spanish goal (could he have got closer to Saul’s shot?). Had li...

• England 1-2 Spain • Rashford 11; Saúl 13, Rodrigo 32 If nothing else, England’s footballers were spared the kind of treatment they might have anticipated in more mutinous times. In the warm afterglow of the summer’s World Cup, this was no time for recriminations and it was a sympathetic reactio...

Wales were stranded at Cardiff airport on their way to Denmark but they are upwardly mobile after their win over Ireland Joe Allen believes Ryan Giggs is the perfect person to nurture Wales’s new generation after his side stirred up memories of Manchester United’s Class of ’92. Those who watched...

He returned to Manchester United as the league’s most expensive player and now is talking about Barcelona, having done little to justify the fee. Where is the professional pride? In the main entrance to the Cavée Verte academy, among the trophies won by the youth teams of Le Havre, there is a wal...